Voyager

Voyager

    The Voyager program is an American scientific program that employs two robotic probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, to study the outer Solar System. The probes were launched in 1977 to take advantage of a favorable alignment of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Although their original mission was to study only the planetary systems of Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 2 continued on to Uranus and Neptune. The Voyagers now explore the outer boundary of the heliosphere in interstellar space; their mission has been extended three times and they continue to transmit useful scientific data. Neither Uranus nor Neptune has been visited by a probe other than Voyager 2.

    Voyager Faculty

    Robert Brown

    Professor Emeritus

    Jay Holberg

    Senior Research Scientist (Retired)

    Jozsef Kota

    Senior Research Scientist (Retired)

    Solar and Heliospheric Research, Theoretical Astrophysics

    Alfred McEwen

    Regents Professor

    Astrobiology, Lunar Studies, Photogrammetry, Planetary Analogs, Planetary Geophysics, Planetary Surfaces

    Bill Sandel

    Senior Research Scientist (Retired)

    Robert Strom

    Professor Emeritus

    Voyager Support Staff

    Michael Fitzgibbon

    Software Engineer, Lead Calibration & Validation, OSIRIS-REx